How does a migraine lead to an arm amputation?
Take a look at the case of Diana Levine – Her case is on the docket for the US Supreme Court to decide whether she will be protected under Vermont tort law – despite FDA approval of a migraine drug’s label. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com – News Report) – The case begins with Diana Levine who thought her severe migraine and nausea could be taken care of easily. She usually receives Demerol or morphine for her pain, which also causes her to experience nausea. The difference in this visit to the hospital was not the Phenergan that physicians used, rather they way in which they used it. The results were not what she expected. When she arrived at the hospital, physicians gave her Phenergan, a drug manufactured by Wyeth, by injecting it into her muscles. When her nausea did not subside, they administered the drug using the “IV push” method, which injects the drug directly into her vein. . The drug made contact with her arteries, lead to gangrene and forced the doctors to amputate her
